Doctor boost for Whyalla Hospital

The new positions were flagged last year as part of a plan to expand services at four country hospitals across South Australia.

The doctors are to work in areas including paediatrics, obstetrics and emergency.

Dr Tim Bromley says his career ambition is to be a rural GP and his 12-month posting will give him valuable experience.

"It might be a bit of a challenging year, particularly with the workload, with the variety of presentations as well," he said.

"At the Royal Adelaide, as the junior staff, we tended to see quite straightforward things.

"It's much better to go out in the country and get those skills out in a rural area and see what kind of presentations and how they're managed in the country and how it's best to manage those things in the country."